# Emmanuel Christian School Composite (Year 1-10) · State : Integrated · Bishopdale, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/1168-emmanuel-christian-school ## Its rating Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 409 *Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.* ## The record - 322A Sawyers Arms Road, Bishopdale, Christchurch, 8053 - Roll: 301 (September 2026) - Co-Educational - Donations may be requested - Opened 1987 - An enrolment scheme is in place. - Isolation index 0.25 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure - Roll by ethnicity: European 181 · Māori 15 · Pacific 15 · Asian 85 · MELAA 40 · Other 2 - Phone: 03-3593595 - Email: office@emmanuelchristian.school.nz - Contact: Alistair McKinnon - Website: http://www.emmanuelchristian.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/bishopdale/sawyers-arms-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/bishopdale ## Enrolment zone - Emmanuel Christian School — in force from 2026-01-01 · 153 km² - Covers 30 suburbs — mostly Belfast, Bishopdale, Bottle Lake, Brooklands, Casebrook *Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.* ## Other schools near here - [Cotswold Mātāhae School](https://www.chch.live/school/3324-cotswold-matahae-school) — decile 8 · EQI 419 - [Bishopdale School Te Kura o Papakōhatu](https://www.chch.live/school/3293-bishopdale-school-te-kura-o-papakohatu) — decile 3 · EQI 521 - [Casebrook Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3309-casebrook-intermediate) — decile 6 · EQI 466 - [Breens Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3299-breens-intermediate) — decile 7 · EQI 443 - [Te Kura o Te Mātāpuna Isleworth School](https://www.chch.live/school/3385-te-kura-o-te-matapuna-isleworth-school) — decile 5 · EQI 466 - [Papanui High School](https://www.chch.live/school/316-papanui-high-school) — decile 7 · EQI 461 - [Te Kura o Matarangi - Northcote School](https://www.chch.live/school/3449-te-kura-o-matarangi-northcote-school) — decile 3 · EQI 533 - [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) — decile 8 · EQI 426 ## The green nearby Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m — measured to the outline itself, so a spot on a big reserve’s edge still counts. - [Tulett Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1668-tulett-park) — Sports ground · 146 m to its edge - [Stretton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1015-stretton-reserve) — 326 m to its edge - [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks) ## The bus stop The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the pin, not the gate. - Sawyers Arms Rd near Cotswold Ave — 126 m · routes 27, 107 ## The reports nearby 54 reports pinned within 250 m of the point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8759695) — 6 Manuel Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8524628) — 49 Oldwood St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8489771) — 3 Manuel Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8353101) — 3 Manuel Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8134480) — 338 Sawyers Arms Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8043793) — 38 Wychwood Crescent, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7694223) — 294 Sawyers Arms Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/7460338) — 325 Sawyers Arms Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7118271) — 290A Glasnevin Drive, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5830037) — 350 Sawyers Arms Road, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/5652783) — 293 Sawyers Arms Road, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/5586644) — 88 Cotswold Avenue, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand ## Under the ground The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings. - [The February 2011 survey drew liquefaction over this point](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) — mapped ground failure — a footprint, not a finding - [The liquefaction model grades it “Liquefaction Damage is Possible”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability) — the 2019 screening study What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.478668&lon=172.588279 ## Questions, answered briefly **What kind of school is Emmanuel Christian School?** Composite (Year 1-10) · State : Integrated · Co-Educational — in Bishopdale. **How many students does Emmanuel Christian School have?** 301 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count. **What is Emmanuel Christian School's Equity Index?** EQI 409 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8. **Does Emmanuel Christian School have an enrolment zone?** 1 zone polygon on record — it covers 22 suburbs, mostly Belfast, Bishopdale, Bottle Lake, Brooklands. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1168 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026